An emergency podcast! Straight out of the theater, Luke & Corrye bless your eardrums with some sizzling first-take thoughts on the latest version of Bruce Wayne - and boy is this an illustrious one! The moodiness, the noir, the rain...and a surprisingly raw Robert Pattinson brings the heat as the Caped Crusader. Zoe Kravitz, Paul Dano, Colin Farrell: everyone is batting .300! Enough already! Just listen to the dang episode.

There's Marty vs. Biff. The Cubs prediction. Lea Thompson's "addition." Tons to explore. Elizabeth Shue JOINS the cast. Crispin "George McFly" Glover LEAVES the cast (the backstory there). PLUS: The Chumps rip on the director's vision of the future, while hailing his ability to string together a complicated narrative. Also: Corrye goes ballistic about the "what are you, chicken" taunt in this trilogy.

We've reached the century mark! And all through COVID (mostly)! Luke & Corrye (both in their early 40s) reflect on the 10 movies that have packed the biggest wallop in their lives. There's about 8 honorable mentions in there as well. Enjoy!

Press play on some Huey Lewis with us as we set our course for 1985! A game-changing film, Back to the Future made household names of Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox. It also made longtime fans out of Corrye, Luke, and special guests Cory Kesselring and Ken Morrill. The Chumps explore:
-1980s iconography (Marty's vest, Doc's hair, the DeLorean)
-The big guitar scene
-Making science cool
-Recognizable after 3 seconds: the legendary score!
-The impeccable Biff Tannen.

Friend of the Pod Mike Pagano isn't just into space and Nasa, you know. M-Pags shares his own inspiring health journey, as the Chumps reflect on Brittany Runs a Marathon, a film that's ABOUT running...and NOT about running. The Chumps tackle:
-the Oscar nomination mistakes/snubs
-self-worth, mind & body
-the film's use of social media/texting as a storytelling device
-that NYC Marathon sequence
-PLUS: the best way to answer when the waiter asks if you want to see the dessert menu

A race against time, but without a clock. Apocalypto is the ultimate revenge film, with a heavy
helping of gut-wrenching awfulness. Mel Gibson shines behind the camera in a movie you have
to see to believe. Okay, enough with the clichés. Jaguar Paw gets his life turned upside down...before turning the tables and going all "Kevin in Home Alone" on a tribe of hard-nosed
tribesmen. The Chumps dissect the wildest deaths, while examining the ways Gibson showcases
both humanity and the lack thereof.

Arguably the worst movie of all time may have lead to the Chumps' best episode of all time.
Luke & Corrye welcome "Corey K" back to the pod, as the trio aims a missile launcher at the parade of bullsh*t lines, lackluster plot holes, and disturbing sequences. Gina Gershon survives the explosion; every other actor, director, writer is blasted with shrapnel. Corrye's verbal rampage here will live long in our hearts & minds; Showgirls' legacy will not. A truly fun conversation!

Luke's up in arms about the lack of help from the dwarves and elves at the Minas Tirith & Mordor battles, before Corrye sets him straight. Both Chumps lose their patience with Denethor, but happy he "flamed out" (too soon?). PLUS: crowd-pleasing Legolas moments; Miranda Otto does it again; the extended edition tidbits; the 74 "endings," and the majesty of Samwise/Sean Astin.

A worthy sequel. The Chumps do a deep-dive on the Battle of Helm's Deep; explore where Peter Jackson dropped the ball on Gimli; and ask themselves how much credit Andy Serkis should get for Gollum. PLUS: Luke revisits the old wives' tale about the ghost in Three Men and a Baby; and Corrye acknowledges Disney's "salute to the weirdos."

20 years later, it's arguably the greatest adventure film of all-time. The Chumps tackle: The game-changing special effects program that's influenced a multitude of films ever since; Peter Jackson's vision; Casting alternatives; Where Corrye ranks the film on his all-time theater experiences list;
The storytelling strategies that translated brilliantly from the book. PLUS: The one nitpick that both Chumps share (it's a small one).